MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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